The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 Wednesday that a Utah city that has long permitted a Ten Commandments monument in a city park need not accept a small sect's "Seven Aphorisms" marker. The decision boosts governments' control over what goes in parks and other public spaces.

Pleasant Grove, Utah, said it wanted only monuments that related to its history or were donated by groups with long-standing ties to the community. That rejection spawned a case, at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, that could have ramifications for monuments across the country.